Monday, July 31, 2006
Going Down Down Down
Last Words - Cockpit Voice Recordings, Transcripts and Air Traffic Control Tapes
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Saturday, July 29, 2006
You Gotta Read This
Top City Books is a geo-lense on Amazon.com - This mashup uses Google Maps to assemble the most popular books from the world's biggest cities in the world. Pins are spread around the world Google Map for 150 cities and lists the most popular books from the Amazon database in 8 subjects.
By The Book
The Google Maps Atlas of Fiction - A great book maps concept which is best described from the site itself: "..Even writers of fiction often set their stories in real places. From Dickens' London to Joyce's Dublin to the New York of Edith Wharton and Henry James, great writers have borrowed the associations and resonances of real-world places to lend color and depth to their works. The Atlas of Fiction uses the Google Maps interface to show these locations. You can use it to get new insight into the geography of your favorite writer's works; or you can see what writers have drawn inspiration from your own home town, and maybe even your own street."
Friday, July 28, 2006
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Emergancy Landing
Abandoned Airfield from WW2 and Other structures throughout the British countryside
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Hiding Underground
Formed in 1974, Subterranea Britannica is a society devoted the the study and investigation of man-made and man-used underground places in the UK. Cold War related material is covered separately here: COLD WAR -Bunkers etc. Subterranea Britannica brings together people with an interest in all types of underground space - from deneholes to dug-outs and from souterrains to subways - see the sites pages. As the list shows, there are at least seventy categories of underground excavations that are of particular interest to members
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
The Complete Guide
The Complete Guides to The Monkees and The Beach Boys. Also The Complete Guide to Sinatra.
Travelogue
TurnHere - "Short films, cool places," shows video guides to travel, restaurants, hotels, local events and music.
On The Street
Overheard in New York is a hilarious compilation of verbal exchanges from the streets of New York, and Overplot plots them on a Google map of New York.
Monday, July 24, 2006
Got Your Number
ISBNdb - A database of books in different languages providing on-line and remote research tools for individuals, librarians, scientists, etc. The site takes data from hundreds of libraries across the world.
Re-Inventing The Wheel
If you have to build a database for a specific purpose here's a large Library of Free Data Models you can use. The author will even email you an Access database based on one of the models if you ask.
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Saturday, July 22, 2006
Cancer In Remission
The Christian Coalition, onetime political vanguard of the religious right, seems to be doing a disappearing act. Widely regarded as instrumental in the Republican takeover of Congress in 1994 and the White House in 2000—and a vehement backer of anti-choice legislation—the conservative lobby group founded in 1989 by televangelist Pat Robertson is but a shadow of its former self.
Friday, July 21, 2006
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Conference Goodie Bag
Hitchhikr - Where you can hitch a ride to conferences you are, and are not attending physically.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
On The Steps Of The Forum
Campaigns Wikia - It's time for politics to become more intelligent, and for democracy to really involve the people. Broadcast media tells you what to think and doesn't let you get involved. It's time to focus on what you need, what you care about, and the messages you want to get out.
Fifty free flicks
View 50 animated shorts from the National Film Board of Canada, including several classics of the animated art (some pretty hilarious stuff too!). Free viewings from a collection spanning 60 years.
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Did I Say That Out Loud?
The full transcript of the "accidentally transmitted" conversation between Bush and Blair at the G8.
(And speaking of the Middle East... The US Government is billing its Beirut evacuees.)
Monday, July 17, 2006
Zoom Zooom Zoom
Follow-up: As previously blogged ZoomInfo aggregates information about people and companies found freely on the Web. It's now added The Zoom List, which is a directory of companies, products and services. You can drill down the various categories and find basic contact information, organization descriptions, lists of key people and links to related Web information.
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Strange Insight
Daniel Tammet is an autistic savant. He can perform mind-boggling mathematical calculations at breakneck speeds. But unlike other savants, who can perform similar feats, Tammet can describe how he does it. He speaks seven languages and is even devising his own language.
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Just A Moment
Science Update - A daily, 60-second feature covering the latest discoveries in science, technology and medicine.
Friday, July 14, 2006
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Toss One Back
Beermad has documented the wonderful range of real ales produced by the brewers of the British Isles. The database contains details of every beer known to have been produced since 1976.
Under Study
Not Starring - A movie trivia database focusing exclusively on movie stars and the roles they turned down, auditioned for, got fired from, or simply didn't get.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
What Are The Benifits?
Who makes how much in the White House - For the top guys, my answer is "Yeah right, as if"
Stick It To The Man
Mark Lansdown's comic pinback website - Mark Lansdown's comic pinback website, a free reference and research guide for vintage comic pinbacks from the 1890s to the 1950s.
free reference and research guide for vintage comic pinbacks from the 1890s to the 1950s.
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Do You See What I See?
Have you ever wondered exactly what those search engine spiders actually see each time they visit your website? Wonder no more.....
The Soda Jerk
Soda Fountain Recipes from the 20's and 30's - Browse old fashioned milkshake, ice cream soda and sundae recipes.
Monday, July 10, 2006
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Saturday, July 08, 2006
Till Death Do Us Part
The death of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay will likely cause his conviction to be erased from the record, experts said Thursday. The 64-year-old executive's sudden death Wednesday from heart disease allows his lawyers to ask the court to vacate his conviction for fraud and conspiracy in Enron's scandal that left thousands jobless and wiped out billions from investors. What will become of his money and assets, however, is still unclear. If his conviction is erased, that would thwart the government's effort to seize millions prosecutors say he gained from participating in Enron's fraud. The government wanted $43.5 million.
Open Your Eyes
10 Stories the World Should Hear More About - The UN's 2006 top ten list of important ignored crises.
Friday, July 07, 2006
Bush's Baghdad Palace
Among the many secrets the American government cannot keep, one of its biggest (104 acres) and most expensive ($592 million) is the American Embassy being built in Baghdad. Surrounded by fifteen-foot-thick walls, almost as large as the Vatican on a scale comparable to the Mall of America, to which it seems to have a certain spiritual affinity, this is no simple object to hide.
So do you think the Bush Administration is planning on leaving Iraq?
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Street Art
Looking for street art projects on the internet, here some links of giant fiberglass installations from around the world
The original Cows on Parade in Zurich - see also here
giant oranges in Riverside
Athens, Georgia’s We let The Dawgs Out
Go Fish in Erie, PA
NOLA’s Festival of Fins
Cranes on parade from Kearney, Nebraska
Moose in the City in Toronto
Belfast Bearfest in 2000
Penguin Parade in Youngstown, Ohio
Mermaids on Parade in Norfork, VA
The People Project of St. Louis (Just type A)
Pigs on Parade in Seattle and Big Pig Gig Cincinnati
Peanuts on Parade and Charlie Brown Around Town in St. Paul, MN
Frogs in Toldeo OH
Lighthouse on Parade from Portland Maine
The sharks of San Jose
Boston’s Cavalcade of Cod
Columbia, SC’s Palmetto Tree Project
Flamingos on the Beach in Miami
Gators On The Geaux in Lake Charles, LA
Cleveland’s Guitar Mania
Los Angeles Community of Angels
Suite Home Chicago: An International Exhibition of Street Furniture
Chairs On Parade from Charlotte, NC
Lions in Jerusalem
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Rock And A Hard Place
Project Wombat is a mailing list for difficult research questions, of the kind you would direct to a reference librarian. Many of its members are librarians, and it is a successor to the now defunct Stumpers mailing list.
You Are Number Six
Our Prisonor - Kieran Vogel will make Internet television history when he becomes the first person to give total control of his life to the Internet. Kieran, age 35, lives at home with his elderly parents and his 54 year old half brother. Kieran has never earned more than $10,000 a year working in pet stores while in pursuit of his lifelong dream of becoming a published writer and cartoonist. Kieran has now decided that almost anyone could do a better job in making his decisions and he is willing to prove it.
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
By Any Other Name
"My name is Aaron Schwarz and I've decided to change my name. I figured, rather than dealing with the boredom of researching mythological deities or wasting my precious time looking through popular books of names, I would just get the entire population of the world to do the job for me. Oh yeah, I'm going to give $25,000 to whoever suggests the best name."
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Another 4th Of July
The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave and abolitionist, was asked to give a Fourth of July speech while slavery still existed.
Monday, July 03, 2006
Knock, Knock. Who's There?
The Whoniverse is intended to be (or at least become) the ultimate guide to the universe of Doctor Who - the world's longest running Science Fiction TV series. Doctor Who originally ran from 1963 to 1989, with a one-off TV Movie in 1996, and a whole new TV series which started on the 26th of March 2005. In the interim, Doctor Who has been kept alive by several ranges of books and audios, which are considered part of the Doctor Who Universe by a large portion of fandom.
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Copycatty Coulter
Conservative scribe Ann Coulter cribbed liberally in her latest book, "Godless," according to a plagiarism expert.
First Up Against The Wall
"By chance, they discovered the library's oldest authentic copy of the Constitution of the United States (printed in 1825). Both men were stunned to see this document included a 13th Amendment that no longer appears on current copies of the Constitution. Moreover, after studying the Amendment's language and historical context, they realized the principle intent of this "missing" 13th Amendment was to prohibit lawyers from serving in government."
Satan's Sister
The Hitler vs. Coulter Quiz - I don't usually post these quiz kinds of things, but the difficulty of distinguishing between the two was telling. I'll give you a hint, if it sounds remotely erudite it's Hitler.
Photo Finish
Want to some minor photo editing, but don't have access to a graphics program? Just upload your photo to pxn8 and do your retouching for free!
Saturday, July 01, 2006
Power To The People
The city of Berkeley will let voters decide whether to call for the impeachment of Bush-Cheney.
It's True
Weird Al is still cranking out hilarious versions of pop songs and his version of "You're Pitiful" is so much more meaningful than James Blunts "You're Beautiful"
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